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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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[–] db2@lemmy.world 105 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 42 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Kudos, that might be better than my first thought: canoen't

[–] iamanurd@midwest.social 12 points 1 month ago

Both are pretty on point

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 weeks ago
[–] db2@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

That was my first thought too though. 😆

[–] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 15 points 1 month ago
[–] oce@jlai.lu 9 points 1 month ago

Is that a nether-oar situation?

[–] darthelmet@lemmy.world 100 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This isn’t a shower thought. It’s a bath thought.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 17 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] uranibaba@lemmy.world 14 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I think I would like a bathroom that is also a keep. Think of the privacy!

[–] uranibaba@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Two bathrooms or one giant one. Two, unless it really is a keep!

[–] aaaa@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Communities aren't hashtags!

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 11 points 4 weeks ago

c/I don't care

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago

c/communitiesashashtags

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Is there a c/communitiesashashbrowns?

[–] tibi@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I used to bathe in the shower.

My parents were concerned about water usage and so banned baths. I, a stubborn teenager, just started using the dangling shower head instead of the bath tap to fill the tub. Presumably they knew, but they never called me on it.

[–] tibi@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I just think bathing is a waste of time. I just want want to clean myself quickly and get out, I have better things to do.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Bathing as a teenager, I wasn't overly concerned about cleanliness or speed. I was more worried about hot water and laying down for a bit longer in the morning.

Now, as an adult, I haven't had a bath in several years. I've thought about it; standing, for me, is hard because I'm obese and have an old ankle injury that was repaired incorrectly. However, ultimately, I always end up going for the shower - because, as you said, it's more efficient - then trembling on the bed for ten minutes until my ankle recovers.

I agree, though. For effectiveness, go for a shower. For luxury, a bath might be appropriate.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 70 points 1 month ago (2 children)

And lobsters are mermaids to scorpions.

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 weeks ago

A dam is the opposite of a swimming pool… maybe. Are you trying to keep water in or out?

[–] B312@lemmy.world 43 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A shower thought on showerthoughts??? Impossible

[–] satans_methpipe@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Showerception. Wait for the cold water kick.

[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee 27 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Upvoted because I genuinely lolled ad this.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I couldn’t see your comment because of my “ad” blocker.

[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

You're adsolutely right!

[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

It's been a while since an actual shower thought was posted

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

This shower thought is pretty much the basis of Archimedes principle. The upwards force of buoyancy is equal and opposite to the weight of the displaced fluid. Just imagine an empty bathtub floating in the lake. Now imagine the tub in the bathroom filled to the same level that the lake tub was submerged. The force keeping the lake tub floating and the force of the weight of the bathroom tub (including the weight of the tub) are the same.

Huh, I just went looking for stock images to show this and til that apparently historical accounts say that the principle was discovered in the bathtub.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 13 points 4 weeks ago
[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 month ago (2 children)

A bathtub IS a canoe. A canoe is a bathtub.

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

We're coming to the end they are about to reboot the matrix.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 weeks ago

The simulation or the movie franchise?

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

A canoe with stabilizers in many cases. Not very good ones though., lots of drag, and a possibility of detriment to making water splash into the boat.

[–] kubok@fedia.io 7 points 4 weeks ago

I like the way you think. Take my upvote.

[–] thonofpy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Now get into your river bath.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

You've reminded me of a rather odd book series.

[–] Marthirial@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

But all canoes can be bathtubs but not the other way.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago
[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

You have a plug hole in your canoe?

[–] Deepus@lemm.ee 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 1 points 3 weeks ago
[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago
[–] DragonsInARoom@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Or a non-capsised boat, or an empty ocean

[–] Sinkbath 1 points 1 month ago

Also you would be making love in water versus merely close to it. Coffee compared to either would be unsatisfactory. At best coffee that is like “ mak’n love ina canoe” is still “fukin near water”.